MICHELLE SAMANO AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT The new semester has begun, and the Kartause has come to life with the arrival of new students. We all got here jetlagged but excited for our new adventure in Europe. I lost a full night…
ALLEGRA THATCHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Are you traditional or charismatic? What’s your Myers-Briggs type? As a senior, I’ve heard my fair share of funny and bizarre conversations around campus. I’ve participated in quite a few. Myers-Briggs was fun for the first year…
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR Hello Troubadour readers. My name is Nick Mersch, and I’m the Sports Editor of this here newspaper for this school year. I’m super excited to write this column every other week and to get my voice…
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST If you’re like me, you probably can’t get away from the recent sex abuse scandals plaguing our Church. And, quite frankly, it sucks. When I learned of the accusations in June against then-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick,…
MAGGIE PAWSEY CRITIC’S CORNER COLUMNIST I don’t know about you, but superhero movies are my lifeblood. Every time Marvel comes out with a new film, I run to the theater to get my fix of action, adventure and that obnoxious…
LUKE PONCE LIBERAL ARTS COLUMNIST Some years ago, while taking a 100-level philosophy class, I was told by my professor that one of the few opinions she intended to hold strongly to during class was that nature could not possibly…
JACOB WATSON LIBERAL COLUMNIST In light of the Kavanaugh hearings and the new court case to take down the Affordable Care Act, I thought it could be encouraging to examine how close we have gotten to actually reaching our goals…
NICK MERSCH SPORTS EDITOR The reigning AMCC Women’s Tennis Player of the Year calls Franciscan University her home. Madelyn Conrad, a junior communication arts major from Bethlehem, PA, was the first Lady Baron to win this honor. Conrad finished the…
LUKE PONCE FINE ARTS COLUMNIST The Ohio River Valley, that now-familiar locale in which our college careers are staged, now sits squarely in the midst of spring. Or, at the very least, this is my hope and prayer. One of…
ALLEGRA THATCHER ASSISTANT EDITOR Probably everyone’s biggest concern during the studying for and taking of finals is remembering. Remembering formulas, dates, quotes, concepts and so forth is the primary concern, and students will stay up all night trying to pack…
